setStatusBarHidden(_:withAnimation:) deprecated in iOS 9
I see that in iOS 9 setStatusBarHidden(_:withAnimation:) is now deprecated and the documentation says to use [UIViewController prefersStatusBarHidden] instead but what is the alternative in iOS 9 if I still want to hide the status bar with a slide animation? Refer to preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation , Gif Code class ViewController: UIViewController { var isHidden:Bool = false{ didSet{ UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5) { () -> Void in self.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate() } } } @IBAction func clicked(sender: AnyObject) { isHidden = !isHidden } override var preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation: